We are the largest and richest entrepreneurial club in the world. We operate owner-to-owner networking clubs across the USA and Canada. We specialize in ... Coaching, Connections and Capital! We help Entrepreneurs, Small Business Owners, Corporate Executives, Inventors, Authors, Speakers, and Investors with: High Powered Networking & Relationship Building Positioning your company as a "Capital Magnet" Building a Superstar Team Improving Business Plans Marketing & Branding Business Step Sequ …

Welcome to the Marketing Roundtable sponsored by Foxxr. We are a discussion group that meets on the third Tuesday of every month at De Laveaga Golf Lodge from 12:00 - 1:30pm.  Cost is only $20.00 and includes lunch. We end our meetings on time every time. Our fun and lively group will hear speakers, share their own marketing experiences and network over lunch. Topics Covered: Brand development Market analysis, segmentation, targeting, positioning & messaging Marketing content & collateral devel …

Lead by David Thiermann, Consultant Services for 20 years: Business, Career & Life Goals. David will talk with members about self-assessment, exploring career options, determining their focus, marketing themselves and ongoing career management. Everyone will leave with new ideas, new expectations, motivation to be proactive and enthusiasm to move forward with their goals. Get inspired & excited. Sign-up today for an enjoyable experience. Jokes are included - bring a joke and let's have fun. …

Internet marketing encompasses a broad, diverse set of processes: search, content networks, email marketing, affiliate networks, video ads, social media, viral marketing, and more. Our organizer, Bill Belew, is The Traffic Professor = his primary source of income is from blogging AND he pays his sizable Silicon Valley mortgage from his blogging revenue. He is also the author of the best-read How to Blog for Money and Web Traffic series. We meet regularly to discuss how to utilize these tools to …

Ali Lassen's Aptos Women's Leads Club is for women who want to build a strong network and quality referral base to expand their business. Our mission is to share and expand our sphere of influence to strategically build our business in the community. Guests are welcomed to visit two times free of charge. The group meets every Thursday in Santa Cruz from 12:00 to 1:15pm. No need to RSVP - just show up. Meetings are currently held at the Pacific Cultural Center at 1307 Seabright Avenue  Santa Cruz …

Are You Ready To Take Your Business To The Next Level? To take your business to the next level and to be your very best, you will have to change your habits, overcome your fears and develop great discipline. Whether you want to grow your business, take control of your business and your life, increase sales, or create sustainable growth, you've found the right Business Owner's Meet-Up Group! Join us in different California locations each and every month where you meet with other like-minded busin …

An exciting opportunity exists for people like you who wish to connect and make use of a proven word-of-mouth advertising model. We are looking for success-oriented professionals and business owners (one from each profession) who are committed to building their business, and wish to connect with like-minded people. Our goal is to boost the local economy with referral networking. Our sole purpose for meeting is to share fresh ideas, and find ways to support each other in business. Successful grou …

Welcome to the Small Business Lunch-Time Networking! If you owned a big corporation like Google or GE you would have your own HR department, Marketing and Sales department, Legal department and so forth. As a Small Business, competing with the giants, we are offen stragling with lack of resources. We cannot afford to hire an HR director, Markeing expert, or a Lawyer to work for us. At this luncheon we want to introduce you to a program which will allow you access to all the resources you need fo …

Purpose: This group is open to professionals who help manage other people's money (lawyers, cpa's, financial planners, financial advisers). I don't want this to be just another weekly referral group at some restaurant in town. It's ultimately a professional referral group of wealth management professionals networking on the golf course. We are open to sharing information and helping fellow members grow their practice. Goals: Open to all Bay Area professionals involved in Law (Estate law, P …

The Women's Networking Alliance was formed to bring a group of small business owners together to help each other promote, grow and expand their businesses. Founded in 2007, The Women's Networking Alliance was created to enable a networking of women business owners that can truly and genuinely help one another.  Formed in small groups of no more than 30 businesswomen, each chapter is designed to ensure strong partnerships in an intimate setting. What makes WNA successful?  Several qualities.  …

The Electric Vehicle Entrepeneurs of Silicon Valley (EVE) is a non-profit group of peer entrepreneurs and innovators in Silicon Valley who want to participate in the design, development, and marketing of electric vehicles and electric vehicle technologies. Anyone who is interested in creating, recruiting, or working of hot new electric vehicle startups in Silicon Valley should join this group. Also, any electric vehicle (EV) car owner in Silicon Valley is welcome to join and share ideas about …

As a product enthusiast, I watch several spaces in the technology market. Unfortunately I didnt find too many product management based meetup groups in the South Bay. Hence the motivation to setup one so that we can 1. Meet once a month to discuss current market trends and interesting topics 2. Create a forum to network, disseminate and educate product managers ( and wannabe product managers ) 3. Converse with anyone who has a product management angle to their daily lives. NOTE : We are not ass …

Welcome to the Santa Cruz Chapter of Leads Club. The Purpose of Ali Lassen’s Leads Club is to assist you in getting good business referrals that will expand your business success. Leads Club is dedicated to maximizing the use of your time and resources to get good business referrals. To accomplish this goal, Leads Club uses a method of spaced, timed, repetition of information. We are not a social club. We are a business dedicated to your business success. Founded in 1978 by Ali Lassen, and curre …

West Valley College is offering programs and events around promoting small businesses and entrepreneurship.  Programs include classes designed to help first time entrepreneurs start new businesses, advanced courses to help existing businesses grow and succeed, and networking events to help small business owners develop connections and relationships to foster success. The courses are taught by seasoned entrepreneurs, Silicon Valley startup veterans, and specialists in a variety of areas including …

BNI offers members the opportunity to share ideas, contacts and most importantly, business referrals. Being a member of BNI is like having sales people working for you every day who market your product or service.  BNI's sole purpose is to provide a structured environment for the development and exchange of quality business referrals.  If referrals are an important part of your business, then BNI is the organization for you.

Direct Sales and Multi-level Business Networking Group, (DSMBG) is a professional networking for those looking for ways to build their small businesses. This forum is open to those looking for home base business, and to those trying to go into business themselves. At DSMBG, You are in business for yourself but not by yourself; group members will share success stories with those striving to build their businesses. Direct sales and Multi- Level Business Networking is design to help business minded …

The first step to being effective in any situation is to understand the situation. Things are changing fast and there is much to stay current on! Meetings are casual, with a short talk, followed by sharing and discussion. We encourage attendees to bring information on the topic to share with others.

Founded in 2007, The Women's Networking Alliance was created to enable a networking of women business owners that can truly and genuinely help one another. Formed in small groups of no more than 30 businesswomen, each chapter is designed to ensure strong partnerships in an intimate setting. What makes WNA successful? First, the individual person and how they present their business, support their fellow members and participate is critical. Members must attend the meetings, should provide the righ …

What Toastmasters Can Do For You Your potential is limited only by your excuses. Whether you work in a corporate environment or from home, whether you are a student or retiree, Toastmasters is the most efficient, enjoyable and affordable way of gaining communication and leadership skills. Become a Better Speaker Toastmasters will give you the skills and confidence you need to effectively express yourself in any situation. By learning to formulate and convey your ideas, you open a new world of po …

We provide innovative physical and virtual infrastructure that freelancers, entrepreneurs, and creative class professionals need to succeed in the 21st century knowledge economy. What does that really mean?  We provide a professional yet comfortable workspace for freelancers, entrepreneurs, developers, designers, consultants, coaches, lawyers - anyone who might otherwise be working from home or trying to work from a coffee shop. The (R)evolution of Work We are a coworking space, but we ain't you …

Networking is hard. Many of us depend on networking as a large part of our customer acquisition strategy. This is for the networker that would rather go to the networking event with another person. Going with a Buddy can ease the tension, make the event more fun and tandem networkers tend to stay longer and meet more people.

Looking for some motivation? Work by yourself but long for some team spirit? Wish you had a coach who's got your back instead of on your back? Want to learn some new, effective and ethical sales techniques that will immediately increase sales 'without selling'? This group is dedicated to anyone in the sales or customer service field that is looking for a weekly dose of motivation along with sales tips readily applicable in any field. Welcome to the Level 10 Sales Meeting! In today's new world, m …

Have you ever listened to a podcast and wondered what it would take to get your message broadcast? Do you have a business, non-profit group or idea that you think can build an audience? Then join PodcastMe, this group will help you learn ways to easily and effectively produce podcasts, give you support and low cost solutions to help you get your ideas out there and share insight as you grow your show! Also, if you currently have a podcast and have insight or ideas that you can share, or if you h …

The "mission" of this group is to inspire creative ways to refresh each other’s businesses and to focus on a partnership with members to collaborate and produce superior marketing techniques and drive sales through referrals and meeting regularly. The group performs creative exercises at meetings to enhance and stimulate communication to enhance opportunities for working together to create success for all. The main focus of the group is to strategically structure solutions for a high level of qu …

We are a group of business individuals working and living in Santa Cruz County. We meet the 1st & 3rd Tuesday of every month at 12 noon for Lunch at El Chino Restaurant at 2525 Soquel Drive in Santa Cruz. We break bread & socialize as we help one another by networking and refferring clients that need services of other members. We ONLY allow one person per business field to join the group, in order to help maximize the potential of referrals received, and this person must not be in any other refe …

Just for Coaches, Practitioners and Entrepreneurs... "Join Us and You’ll Discover Some of the Best Kept Secrets to Attract More Clients and Get More Referrals…" You started your work to make a difference in your clients’ lives. But you may not have realized that having a steady stream of new clients would be necessary for you and your practice to thrive. You may have even tried to go to networking events in Santa Cruz and all over the Bay Area and get referrals, but it just hasn’t created the r …

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The NorCal BMA's Product Marketing Roundtable is *the* place to learn the latest in product marketing ideas, including all phases and aspects of a product lifecycle. We discuss leading-edge topics such as social media and content marketing, as well as fundamental processes such as product launch, channel marketing, PR, ad copy, and more. You will also have a chance to meet and network with Silicon Valley professionals, and share knowledge, leads, and more! We invite you to join this roundtable o …